Latest Education Headlines
All the headlines from our Education Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Stanford University Says It’s Investigating a Cyber Incident
Oct 30 2023 // Stanford University said on Friday that it is investigating a cybersecurity incident that struck its Department of Public Safety. The university said in a statement that the breach didn’t appear to “impact...
Jury Awards $270,000 in Baylor University Suit Brought by Former Student
Oct 26 2023 // A federal jury found Baylor University negligent in a Title IX lawsuit and awarded $270,000 to a former student who alleged she was physically abused by a football player in 2014 during a period of wide- ranging scandal at...
Virginia School Bus Crash Injures 12 Children and Driver
Oct 18 2023 // A bus driver and 12 children were hurt when a school bus headed to a southeastern Virginia elementary school overturned Monday morning, officials said. City of Suffolk spokesperson Jennifer Moore said the crash happened...
College Athletes Are Fighting for a Cut of Billions Generated in Media Rights Deals
Oct 17 2023 // At a reception attended by several university presidents in Manhattan, Arizona State President Michael Crowe was asked to ponder a not-too-distant future where Sun Devils football and basketball players get a cut from the...
Maryland’s Morgan State University to Build Wall Around Campus Following Shooting
Oct 13 2023 // In the wake of a shooting that left five people injured during homecoming festivities, Morgan State University leaders announced Tuesday they plan to build a wall around most of the northeast Baltimore campus and station...
California Jury Delivers $135M Verdict in Molestation Case Involving Middle School Teacher
Oct 13 2023 // A jury has delivered a $135 million verdict in a molestation case involving a middle school teacher, determining that negligence by a Southern California school district allowed the abuse of two students during the...
Connecticut High School Player Dies During Football Practice
Oct 13 2023 // A Connecticut high school student died after losing consciousness at football practice, school officials said. Windsor High School student Elijah-Jay Mariano Rivera lost consciousness during practice Tuesday and was given...
Its Basketball Players Are Not Employees, Dartmouth College Argues
Oct 11 2023 // Dartmouth College lawyers argued last Thursday that the Ivy League school’s basketball players should not be considered employees because they are unpaid members of a money-losing program whose need-based...
Pennsylvania Borough Settles Lawsuits Over Shooting at High School for $11M
Oct 3 2023 // An $11 million settlement has been reached in federal lawsuits over police gunfire outside a high school football game near Philadelphia in 2021 that killed an 8-year-old girl and wounded others, an attorney for the girl`s...
California School District Paying $2.25M to Settle Suit Involving Teacher Who Had Student’s Baby
Oct 2 2023 // A Southern California school district will pay $2.25 million to settle the latest lawsuit involving a teacher who became pregnant by one of at least two students she was accused of sexually abusing. The settlement brings...
All High School Students Hurt in New York Bus Crash Expected to Recover
Sep 28 2023 // All the high school students who were injured in an upstate New York charter bus crash on the way to a band camp are expected to recover, according to their school superintendent. The bus, one of six carrying students from...
Family Accuses Texas School District of Violating Anti-Discrimination Law with Dreadlocks Suspension
Sep 22 2023 // HOUSTON (AP) – The debate over whether a Black high school student in Texas should be serving in-school suspension for wearing twisted dreadlocks to class intensified this week as the student’s family and his...
Bus Carrying School Band Members Crashes in New York, Killing 2, Injuring Dozens
Sep 22 2023 // Two people were killed and 40 others were injured when a bus carrying students to a band camp ran off a highway and rolled over in New York State Thursday. The governor of the state said preliminary indications are that a...
Texas Universities Grapple with Implementation of Controversial DEI Ban
Sep 20 2023 // The Texas A&M University System issued staff guidance earlier this month on how to comply with the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, providing a first glimpse into how Texas universities...
California School District Paying $2.25M to Settle Suit Involving Teacher Who Had Student’s Baby
Sep 12 2023 // A Southern California school district will pay $2.25 million to settle the latest lawsuit involving a teacher who became pregnant by one of at least two students she was accused of sexually abusing. The settlement brings...
Pier Collapse at University of Wisconsin-Madison Leaves One Hospitalized and 20 Injured
Sep 6 2023 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A pier filled with people celebrating Labor Day on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus partially collapsed into a lake, leaving one person hospitalized and slightly injuring about 20 others,...
Louisiana’s Southern University to Establish New Risk Management and Insurance Degree Program
Sep 5 2023 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) announced it has partnered with the Alliant Insurance Foundation, the Spencer Educational Foundation and Southern University to create a new risk management and insurance degree...
Students Criticize NC University’s Response to Active Shooter Emergency
Sep 5 2023 // CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — As sirens blared across the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and cell phones lit up with alerts of an active shooter, Micah Baldonado cried quietly at his desk while his teacher...
University of Minnesota Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Negligence in Data Breach Incident
Aug 31 2023 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A lawsuit filed on behalf of a former student and former employee at the University of Minnesota accuses the university of not doing enough to protect personal information from a recent data...
Kansas College Reaches Settlement in Suit Alleging Discrimination Against Black Athletes
Aug 30 2023 // HIGHLAND, Kan. (AP) – A Kansas community college that was accused of trying to reduce the number of Black student-athletes has agreed to a settlement, the U.S. Justice Department announced Monday. The department said in...
